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Released
  
1962

Junior's Cookin' (1961)
  
Stablemates (1977)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Jazzland

Length
  
38:46

Artist
  
Junior Cook

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 10 and December 4, 1961 Gold Star Studios, Long Beach, California and New York City

Jazz albums
  
The Cup Bearers, Smooth as the Wind, A Sure Thing, Bring It Home to Me, Big 6

Junior's Cookin' is the debut album led by American jazz saxophonist Junior Cook which was recorded in 1961 for the Jazzland label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars stating "The result, while not essential listening, is a satisfying and honest set that provides an appealing portrait of both Cook and Mitchell, two central, although not seminal, figures in the development of hard bop".

Track listing

All compositions by Junior Cook except as indicated

  1. "Myzar" - 7:12
  2. "Turbo Village" - 5:43
  3. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 6:11
  4. "Blue Farouq" (Blue Mitchell) - 3:53
  5. "Sweet Cakes" - 5:26
  6. "Field Day" - 3:55
  7. "Pleasure Bent" (Roland Alexander) - 6:26
  • Recorded at Gold Star Studios in Long Beach, California on April 10, 1961 (tracks 4-6) and New York City on December 4, 1961 (tracks 1-3 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
  • Dolo Coker - piano
  • Gene Taylor - bass
  • Roy Brooks - drums

    • Songs

    1Myzar7:18
    2Turbo Village5:48
    3Easy Living6:16

    References

    Junior's Cookin' Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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